Dog Friendly Austria Trend Hotel Bosei – Hotel Review
2 Adults, 1 Dog – European Road Trip!
Museum Quarter Architecture Vienna
We arrived at our hotel Hotel Bosei (Austria Trend) at 5:45 pm on a weekday, summer afternoon. Read about our Vienna experience.
Cost: €48 per night + €12 / night for the dog ? Booked:Booking.com
First Impressions: Very nice hotel deserving its online 80% satisfaction average across platforms. Efficient and helpful staff, large rooms with everything you need earn the rating including FREE parking!
Room outfitted with:
– Water kettle
– Refrigerator
– Large Desk
– Table and chairs
– Large comfy bed
– Two night tables
– Television
– Luggage rack (large enough for 2 big suitcases!)
– Wardrobe
– Jacket and shoe area at entrance
– Lots of lighting / lamps
Bathroom with all amenities including shaving and dental kit, soaps, creams , blow dryer, mirrors, tub with shower
Postitives:
– Bus stop right in front of the hotel
– Located on a golf course
– in hotel: 2 restaurant and one bar
Negatives:
– crappy tv (we don’t care, as we do not have time to turn it on!)
– Slightly dated / showing wear and tear (paint chips, scuffed suitcase area)
– Shower is too small and uncomfortable (for my 180 cm / 6′ tall husband; he had to crouch to get under shower head for hands free shower and it was too narrow
– no restaurants or entertainment in walking distance
Would I recommend it? Definitely, the price is amazing for Vienna!
Traditional Food in Wien, Vienna Austria – Dog Friendly
Gösser Beer
On our recent visit to Vienna, Austria, we went in search of traditional Austrian Kitchen which allows dogs. Gasthaus zur Stadt Krems welcomed us with big smiles and friendliness.
They have an old fashioned dining area and a simple seating bar area with large wooden tables. We chose to sit in the bar area, as we were dressed for walking and sightseeing, not for dining.
Zur Stadt Krems
We each had the Schnitzel Weiner Art with potato salad and washed it down with 2 Gösser Radler (a wonderful beer lemonade mix). The schnitzel was nice and crispy with a wonderful flavor. The potato salad was delicious – good old fashioned style, creamy and slightly tangy.
Schnitzel in Vienna
Our total was €28.40 (Schnitzel €10.50 ea., Beer €3.70 ea.)
Do I recommend it? Definitely. Next time we will delve into more of the Viennese Cuisine!
Address: Zieglergasse 37, 1070 Wien
Telefon: 01 – 52 37 200
Open: Monday – Friday, 11:00 – 23:30 Uhr
Website: Gasthaus zur Stadt Krems
Traditional Korean BBQ – Berlin Food Fetish – A Restaurant Review of Kimchi Princess
We recently had a visit from a South Korean friend and after some sight seeing, he agreed to introduce us to authentic Korean food. After a little research, he chose the Kimchi Princess on Skalitzer Strasse in Kreuzberg.
Where to eat in Berlin? Review target: Italian restaurant Trattoria Portofino
Berlin has so many eating establishments – 4,650 – and counting! In this restaurant jungle, food flavor and quality are as extreme as the price ranges. While we are generally on the search for small budget prices with a big taste, we often come across lower quality food. How did Trattoria Portofino on Gubener Straße 48 fare?
B & B Review – Civitavecchia, Italy – Rome Cruise Port
We stayed at B&B Fuori dal Porto, located at Via XVI Settembre n•10. It is a very convenient 5 minute walk from Largo della Pace, the free cruise port shuttle terminal.
Port View From Bed & Breakfast Fuori dal Puerto
On arrival, there was no answer at the door, but a neighbouring businessman was quick to inform that the gentleman had only stepped out and would return in a few moments. It was correct, a few minutes later a very friendly Italian speakinggentleman arrive, greeted us and showed us inside.
Graciously, he took my large suitcase and we started the climb to the 3rd floor. At this point in time, I would like to point out, this is not wheelchair accessable, neither is it appropriate for people who can not climb 3 floors – there is NO elevator. The stairwell was very clean and bright.
Stairwell
We entered another door which led into the apartment. A very tidy kitchen was across the hall and we went left to the first room on the right. The door opened to a nice sized, airy, spacious room with a huge window offering a spectacular port view. There was a big bed with 2 end tables, in addition to a bunk bed set, a wardrobe closet, and a small table with chair. The spotless ensuite washroom had a bidet, toilet, shower, sink, mirror, towels and hairdryer.
Room
We paid €60 per night for 2 persons with Internet and an Italian sweet breakfast included. The price drops to 40€ for a single person.
Bump: When we arrived, the "father" told us our booking was wrong, we had booked for 1 person instead of 2. We apologized and asked what we owed. He wanted €75 more. We ended up in a huge discussion, telling him he was charging too much. Eventually he called his son (the owner?) and his son sorted it out. The gentleman apologized several times - he really was a super nice person! I am only explaining this so it is understood how they went out of their way to correct a problem! Thumbs up!
Getting up so early to get off the ship is not our favourite part of cruising, so we laid down for a short nap. Unlike the comfy, big bed, the pillows were not very comfortable, but they did the trick.
In the afternoon when we tried to get onto the included internet, we could not get online and after several frustrating attempts we went in search of “father” who excused himself and said he changed the router to make the internet better. Normally a good thing, right?. The new password did not work either.
We told him we were going to a cafe with internet to get some work done and to please have the internet working by the time we get back. We returned 4 hours later and there was a new internet password taped to our door – it did not work either. In the morning we told him it still doesn’t work and that is when we all realized they had made a mistake with the spelling of the password. Once again, everything sorted out in a very good way.
From here on in all was great.
Seaside Cafes
B&B Fuori dal Porto is located perfect. In addition to how close to the port it is, you can walk everywhere.- the waterfront, yacht port, museums, Fort Michelangelo, shopping, market, beach, train station – you get the idea, Civitavecchia is a small town. Read about what we saw and did on our blog Civitavecchia – Cruise Port to Rome, Italy.
The breakfast, served in the kitchen at our pre arranged time was delicious. It was a typical Italian sweet breakfast with coffee of our choice – I picked cappuccino of course – and toast, sweet buns, pie, juice, and bottled water. Our host was always ready to give us tips and join a conversation. Although I was not able to speak Italian with him, he made every effort to communicate. It was a really lovely time! We met his wife who was equally friendly, but never met the son.
Porta Livorno
Alas, all good things come to an end and following our second fabulous breakfast at B&B Fuori dal Porto, our host considerately took us to the train station. Normally, we would have walked, but my large roll suitcase had lost it’s wheels and I had visions of my clothes all over the sidewalk. Read about our train trip from Civitavecchia to FCO Rome airport on my blog: Transportation How to Civitavecchia Port.
We said our goodbyes with the knowledge that we will definitely return to B&B Fuori dal Porto so long as they continue to have great rates and an available room!
Great place, great location, very clean, very friendly.
B&B Fuori dal Porto
Via XVI Settembre #10
Civitavecchia (RM) 00053
